arbitrary
arbitrary
[ˈɑːbɪt(rə)ri]
adjective
arbitrarily
adverb
arbitrariness
noun
语源
[ˈɑːbɪt(rə)ri]
adjective
- based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
随机选择的，随心所欲的，无理由的，无系统的
his mealtimes were entirely arbitrary.
他吃饭完全不定时。
■(of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority
（权力或统治机构）专断的，专制的
a country under arbitrary government.
一个受专制政府管理的国家。
■(Mathematics)(of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value
(数)（常量，量）任意的
arbitrarily
adverb
arbitrariness
noun
语源
- late Middle English (in the sense 'dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary'): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter 'judge, supreme ruler', perhaps influenced by French arbitraire
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